A joint resolution to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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Introduced

28 April 2004

Last action

28 April 2004 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4504)

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the 17th amendment to the U.S. Constitution (election of Senators). Requires a State legislature to make appointments to the Senate (currently, the people of such State elect the Senators). Provides that if vacancies happen by resignation or otherwise, during the recess of any State legislature, the State executive may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.

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28 April 2004
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4504)
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28 April 2004
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4503)
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2004
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/35
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/sjres/35
us · 108-sjres-35 · source updated 10 August 2026